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Russian attacks in Ukraine escalate, causing civilian casualties

The Guardian — April 5, 2024, 03:00 AM UTC

Summary: Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine killed at least eight people, including four in Kharkiv and two in Donetsk. Zelenskiy accused Moscow of targeting civilians. Power was cut for 350,000 residents. NATO members are providing air defense systems to protect Ukraine. A Kramatorsk resident was jailed for life for aiding a Russian missile strike. Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries disrupted over 15% of capacity. Finland extended its border closure with Russia.

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  1. [4.2]
    Ukraine faces critical shortage of air defense missiles (Kyiv Post)
    34d
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  2. [3.4]
    Ukraine lacks modern air defenses against Russian aircraft (Asia Times)
    36d
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  3. [4.4]
    State Department approves military sales to Ukraine for defense (The Associated Press)
    37d
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  4. [4.3]
    Ukraine urgently seeks F-16 jets and Patriot systems (POLITICO Europe)
    40d
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  5. [4.2]
    Ukrainian drones target Russian sites, casualties reported (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
    41d
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  6. [4.2]
    Escalating conflict in Ukraine and Russia continues (The Guardian)
    41d
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  7. [4.8]
    Successful Ukrainian assault on Morozovsk airfield weakens Russian forces (Kyiv Post)
    42d
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  8. [4.2]
    Ukrainian drones strike Russian industrial site, injuring 12 (The Independent)
    44d
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  9. [4.6]
    Ukrainian drone strikes Russian refinery, disrupting oil supplies (The Guardian)
    44d
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  10. [5.1]
    Ukrainian drones strike Russian factory in Tatarstan (The New York Times)
    44d
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  11. [4.2]
    Ukrainian drones target Russian refinery to limit war financing (POLITICO Europe)
    45d
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  12. [3.8]
    Attack on Russian factory linked to Iranian drones injures 12 (The Daily Beast)
    45d
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  13. [4.0]
    Ukrainian drones target Russian facilities in Tatarstan, causing injuries (Kyiv Post)
    45d
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  14. [3.8]
    Drone attack in Tatarstan injures people, targets industrial site (Metro.co.uk)
    45d
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  15. [5.5]
    Russian attacks in Ukraine escalate, causing casualties and destruction (The Guardian)
    46d

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  16. [6.4]
    Russia attacked Ukraine's energy network, causing casualties and outages (The Guardian)
    46d

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  17. [5.5]
    Ukraine intercepts and destroys 18 Russian missiles and drones (Kyiv Post)
    47d

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  18. [6.5]
    Ukraine energy firm hit, France sends aid, Europe on edge (The Guardian)
    47d

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  19. [5.9]
    Ukraine imposes emergency blackouts due to Russian attacks (RTE.ie)
    48d

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  20. [5.1]
    Zelensky denies Putin's claims; Russia attacks Ukraine infrastructure (The Independent)
    49d
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  21. [7.1]
    Poland responds to Russian drone attack on Ukraine power plants (The Telegraph)
    49d

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